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A Longtime Associate of Tim Ballard’s Is Rebuilding Operation Underground Railroad

01.10.24

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Marine Veteran Sues Tim Ballard and OUR Over Sexual Assault Claims, Injuries Suffered In Training

11.21.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
Tech

What Happens When an Anti-Sex Trafficking Operation Goes Wrong

11.21.23

By Matthew Gault
News

A Private Island, Downloads From God, and the ‘Couples Ruse’: Inside the Dangerous World of Tim Ballard’s Operation Underground Railroad

11.16.23

By Tim Marchman and Anna Merlan
News

Five of Tim Ballard’s Alleged Victims Have Filed a Lawsuit Against Him

10.10.23

By Anna Merlan
News

Women Accuse Tim Ballard of ‘Spiritual Manipulation, Grooming, and Sexual Misconduct’

09.28.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Ex-Operation Underground Railroad Employees Said OUR Misled Donors, Lied to Public

09.26.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Operation Underground Railroad Child-Rescue Missions Were Based on Psychic Intelligence

09.20.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim

09.19.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation

09.18.23

By Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
News

Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities

09.15.23

By Tim Marchman and Anna Merlan
Tech

Trafficking Survivors and Advocates Are Being Harassed by ‘Sound of Freedom’ Fans

08.07.23

By Anna Merlan

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